Coping with Aging

Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of psychology. In this volume, Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as merely a collection of statistics and charts. This technique is in line with his long-standing belief that experiences should be looked at in their specific contexts, rather than squeezed into an overly general statistical viewpoint that loses the subjects' motivations. Drawing on his five decades of pioneering research, Lazarus looks at aging, emotion, and coping, and stability and change in both environment and personality. Because Lazarus mixes academic rigor with everyday examples, this volume will be both useful to scholars and accessible to the lay audience that has so much gain from a systematic understanding of aging and emotion. "Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of psychology. Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than merely as a collection of statistics and charts. Drawing on his five decades of pioneering research, Lazarus looks at aging, emotion and coping, and stability and change in both environment and personality. Because Lazarus mixes academic rigor with everyday examples, this volume will be both useful to scholars and accessible to the lay audience that has so much to gain from a systematic understanding of aging and emotion." -- Publisher's website 'Coping With Aging' examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as a collection of statistics & charts. He argues that experiences should be explored in their specific contexts, rather than presented in a form that neglects the motivational factor The typical course of aging The emotions and research problems Coping The environment The personality Family and friends A different doctor for every organ Loss of a useful function in life-work Psychological treatment Principles of successful aging.